The Sea Dogs, at this time, aren't scheduled to pick until the third-round, 37th overall. Saint John currently has just two picks in the first five rounds of this year's draft.
It's the price a team pays when going all-in, which the Sea Dogs did big time during the holiday trade period. It's the first time since the 2017 QMJHL Entry Draft - which happens to be the last time the Sea Dogs went all-in - that the club won't be picking in the first-round.
A focus for the club over the next year will be restocking its draft pick cupboards. At this time, the Sea Dogs don't have any first- or second-round picks until 2025. Saint John should, however, be able to get some 2023 and 2024 picks in deals they make in the coming months.
Via the French fan boards, here's Saint John's pile of picks for the next three drafts.
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One bonus for the Sea Dogs is that they managed to keep a lot of the prospects they picked in last year's draft. Goaltender Olivier Brideau (second-round pick), forward Cole Burbidge (second-round), forward Vince Elie (second-round), defenseman Nicolas Bilodeau (fourth-round) and maybe even more members of Saint John's 2021 draft class will be penciled into the team's opening night lineup.
During the holiday trade period, the Sea Dogs dealt two of their top picks in last year's draft: defenseman Natan Grenier (first-round) and forward Francis Woods (third-round).
The first-round of the 2022 QMJHL Entry Draft takes place Monday night beginning at 8 p.m. Atlantic. The QMJHL's YouTube channel will be streaming the virtual event.
Rounds 2-14 and the American draft will be held on Tuesday beginning at 10 a.m.
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